Tuesday, September 16, 2014

The young Monk with his Puppy

I met this young monk in a Tibetan monastery at Pokhara. Beside being a graceful boy he turned out to be a dog lover too and his pup was kinda cute. Being a part of the Sangha,right from this age he lives on mendicancy, ideally eating once a day and keeping just five things- the traditional robe, a razor, a needle, an alms bowl and a water strainer as his personal belongings! Perhaps he's a sramanera as of now and by twenty years of biological age probably he'll ordain as a bhikkhu (Buddhist monk). It's never easy to lead such a life... don't believe me? Well, try spending a day without your smartphone and you'll realize it yourself.

He has been blogging since 2007, and the pen often runs out of ink, but thankfully the mystic spirit of traveling-clicking-storytelling always reconquers Anunoy before it gets too late! In his early childhood, Anunoy’s craving for backpacking was sowed by his father. He has been a rolling stone ever since, forming passionate bonds with motorcycle touring and photography to add more layers to his wander lust. Between see-sawing a small family and a thankless job, Anunoy Samanta manages to run his own photography cum travel blog- Clicking Photos on the Go.

When i read that he can keep only 5 things and thought to myself which would be my list of 5 things, i ended up as 5 is too less. I agree its a difficult life or perhaps we have widened our comfort zone too much. Needless to say its a wonderful click Anunoy.

I never knew monks could only keep 5 things.. I met a wonderful monk in Ladakh and he told me a lot about Budhism . They had a school for all the young monks where they were taught reading, writing and meditation